Pybit.es - our new Python blog

The last six weeks have been Python on steroids. Julian and myself launched a new blog where we share our Python learning. A post on my learning so far.

Enter PyBites

On PyBites we do code challenges, publish tutorials and a weekly tweet digests of Python-related news. We have great momentum, are constantly learning and use the blog to share our passion for Python.

A few things I have learned so far

Quality matters, but so does quantity. Programming requires practice, a lot of it (as Schwarzenegger says: “you have to do the reps”). If I look at our archive I think we do our reps ;)

Community. Weekly code challenges are great for learning, teaching and mentoring. This initiative got quite some traction on HN and Github. We enjoy building a community of Pythonistas eager to learn with us.

bobbelderbos.com runs on Jekyll and I think static site generators are awesome. That’s why we went with Pelican (Python!) for PyBites. We learned a lot in the process and managing content on Github as a team is really convenient.

Jupyter notebooks are a great learning tool. This week we found a great plugin to embed them in our posts (examples here and here).

Maybe most important of all, we have a lot of fun in the process. PyBites has been a long time coming for us. The difference in our background and experience should make PyBites approachable to all. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy creating it.